asked the Minister for Agriculture in respect of himself and each Minister of State assigned to his Department the total cost including air and surface transport, accommodation, subsistence, drivers' pay and car expenses of all travel at home and abroad in the year ending 31 December 1984.
Written Answers. - Ministerial Travelling Expenses.
560.
Exclusive of official transport costs, and the provision for refunding transport costs now applicable to Ministers of State, the cost involved under the above headings in 1984 were:
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Home |
Foreign |
Total Costs |
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Minister for Agriculture: |
£31 |
£7,338 |
£7,369 |
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Minister of State (Mr. Hegarty): |
£229 |
£4,655 |
£4,884 |
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Minister of State (Mr. Connaughton): |
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£1,173 |
£1,173 |
The average cost of official transport per member of the Government in 1984 was £78,000. The refunding of transport costs of Minister of State (Mr. Hegarty) was £40,551 and of Minister of State (Mr. Connaughton) was £39,316.
These figures do not include (1) the cost of air transport provided by the Air Corps and met from the Defence Vote; these costs are not available on an individual basis; or (2) air fares refunded by the EC Commission.